Media sleeps on him because he isn't flashy. He doesn't shoot from the logo. He doesn't have super crazy dunks. He plays defense, and defense isn't pretty. It's ugly.

Its cos he was in a small market, he will get a lot more recognition from the media now. He already is. Just shows you how dumb the media is lmao

Same as mike Conley

i feel like it's cuz defense is hard to quantify and put into numbers. media only hypes up guys with highlights and great stats. Kinda explains why Ben Wallace isnt HoFer yet, it's long overdue

@@sharilajeeeeee yeah, averaging almost 2 steals a game doesn't sound sexy but it's a big deal

This dude is like the new Tony Allen

@@rashan2424 holiday is a way better offensive player than Allen ever was

@@rashan2424 no he isn’t.

@@Johnhargrove18 Obviously, Im reffering to his defense only

@@rashan2424 nah that’s Lu Dort

He's legitimately the best perimeter defender in the league, every star guard says he's the hardest to score on. Jrue is very dangerous.

@@jaysontatum01 agreed!

Not to take anything away from him but remember the tendencies of the top players in the league isn't that difficult, especially when it's your job to watch tape with an all worlds coaching staff, if he was breaking down bench players like that that would be more impressive

@@LazarTheMaster it's one thing to be able to make those on the fly analyses for damn near every player in the league, it's another thing to execute the correct defensive play time and time again to the point where players HATE being guarded by you the most out of anyone in the league.

@@jaysontatum01 I'm not taking anything away from his defense, just saying that memorizing their tendencies isn't that hard

Bro I see you every where

Not one of. The *BEST.*

@@saxonderohan9723 lol he is getting cooked by kd and kyrie

@@marshallchristopher1304 What happened today Bruh??? 💀

@@marshallchristopher1304 then kd got eliminated haha

Fo real. Also, players talk about Jrue differently to the media. There's more than one vid with former or current players saying he is the best defender, so hopefully now he's a champion he gets more recognition from the pundits.

@@divideandmultiply jrue holiday is the reason why the bucks won the championship, without jrue's offensive playmaking, shot creation and most importantly his elite on ball and lockdown defense, bucks probably would'nt have made it to the finals or win it all.

Definitely! Bucks were always decent but didn't have that edge to win the chip. It is no accident, half a season after acquiring Jrue, Bucks Win it All!

@@andrewabraham5109 He was great, but the team as a whole won on defense. The shot blocking, the steals, the pressure put on by Jrue. The best defensive team by a mile.

@@i_would_but_i_wont yes the bucks were actually number one in defensive rating

💯

effort >>>>>

I agree with Jrue. Defense is Fun.

Same I’ve gotten better at defense that every time I play defense people get mad at me for playing good defense

@@artistgrace6134 Me too 😂 Everyone gets mad or tired when I play defense. And I’m only 5’6

Doin both as a 2way player tremendous asl💯😎

100%

Straight facts brother. Nothing more satisfying seeing your opponent get frustrated by denying what they want to do with the🏀

Facts 💯

No scoring is better but playing good dee is satisfying.

fax

As long as Thibs is a coach, defense will still be practiced as an artform in the league ;)

@@MrProatlas Roses are red Violets are blue My hands are white But not with glue

@@zharionsgrandmother3938 wut

he's not underrated, they acknowledge him as a great defender. if he's underrated bucks wouldn't have traded for him.

Until he sees LeBron

@@adityasrinivasan7784 LeBron doesn't torch on the perimeter though, he usually takes him down low

@@adityasrinivasan7784 LeBron is like 6ft9 and Jrue is 6'3-6'4 but he can still limit his movement. You can't see that in his stats

@@superkoopa6202 Go watch last years lakers vs pelicans games.

Marcus Smart exists, but okay

Thats why klay is always on kyrie.

Yep. Both amazing defenders but you don't see it unless you actually know basketball because they don't beat their chest every time they get a stop.

Klays defense you mean?

@@24xv555 Klay is one of the best perimeter defenders of his generation.

@@overrativeness fully agreed

He be getting cooked lol

@@beanteam2217 how do me and you be watching the same Jrue

@@xxx_monte6714 idk why he gets cooked lol

@@beanteam2217 Idk if he gets cooked bro, I don't think so imo.

@@sumpeoplebelike4873 bro steph curry he cooking him

he aint lebron and this aint 2016

@@user-bd9qk2nu2q stop riding

@@atribecalledlen3567 you really about to say this is better than a game winning full court chase down block in a game 7 of a series where the cavs were down 3-1? Jrue has been my fav player since 2013 but his play is no where near as clutch as lebrons

@@jarodpierce2723 Lebron has the more iconic play, but Holiday has more consistent defense.

@@punchdreadnought8101 bro, Jrue been my fav player since 2013 and I’m from Cleveland ❗️

channeling that kawhi energy

No. For me it’s like psycho energy. It’s fun.. yeah I’m killing them .. hahahaha

@@jonaldgobaton8086 when i used to play I always enjoyed playing D,box them in a corner ,forceed them to dribble with their weak hand ,loved it

Facts man! You know when Dame Dolla gives you raps that he's the real deal.

the best

@@hhhhhhhhhh6675 Donovan Mitchell is probably the best two way guard, but it's debatable between Jrue, CP3, and Mitchell. It also depends on if you consider Brown, Butler, and PG13 forwards or guards.

@@Pecan3.14 bro D mitch cannot defend

Ever hear of Simmons?

@Lukas Myers nobody asked what position is Simmons playing

Not sure why you call him underrated, every bball fan and NBA players knows that he's one of the best perimeter defender in the league for almost 5 years now.

@@frederickokocha3904 Simmons os the DPOY of the manipulative media. Holiday is the DPOY of fellow NBA players.

Holiday can be half court pointguard as well and tucker space's the floor from his corner three spots. the bucks look good. fear the dear

Man I hope the Bucks can make it this year after all the shortcomings they had the past years

Well, bucks finnaly have a great pg at least since gordon left to pacers, not just some pg name eric badsoe

Yeah but greekfreak has to show up

@@clcl4158 he's been knocking free throws down this year. Let's hope it continues in the post season

But Jrue is better at offense

He kind of reminds me of a smaller version of Kawhi Leonard on defense.

He was completely killed by LeBron. I remember that game. No one could guard LeBron so JRue asked for that assignment and still got cooked. I’m not trying to diminish his ability. He’s a great defender but let’s not act like he locks everybody down

@@1L3g3nd How do you define "completely killed"? I would say Derrick Jones in the finals was completely killed by LeBron in the post, he had 0 chance and gave him pretty much free lay ups. Jrue actually gave a level of opposition you wouldn't expect from someone so much smaller than LeBron, he held his own and made it harder for LeBron, I didn't say he stopped him.

@@DrProfessorWeed Lol he did get killed. Layup after layup

@@DrProfessorWeed Jrue offered some resistance. But that 40 point game he had against the Pelicans showed that he was too small to guard LeBron. He just caught it in the post and either backed him down or spun off him for a point blank layup at the rim. Not taking anything away from Jrue at all but strong fowards are gonna cook him down low every time Edit: in fact in the second matchup Alvin didn’t even bother putting Jrue on him most of the game. It was mostly Josh Hart who took the assignment.

@@ryanw373 I agree, I mean at the end of the day Jrue has no business ever guarding LeBron down low, I was just impressed he not only took the challenge but visibly you can see he has some incredible strength to even give any resistance to someone 4-5 inches taller and like 60-70lbs heavier.

Everyone shit talked dame after that til he got some of that respect back

I remember that series. I was already a Jrue fan but, I was so impressed. You don't see that often where a defender can just get under a top scorers skin like that and shut them down.

Shut Dame down and dropped buckets. I believe he had 41 in one game

@@Vydeohz really is a rare sight........ I remember tony Allen doing something similar to Kevin Durant back in a mem-okc series........ was mind blowing to me at the time but just goes to show sometimes great defenders can outmatch great scorers

Double teams

Nahhh.. doesn't sound humble to me

@@musaddiqmunirliman8267 bro you can be humble and still be confident in yourself and in your abilities. Jrue is absolutely one of the most humble guys in the league hands down.

@@mehdeeahmed9565 Never seen anywhere where calling yourself the best equates to being humble

@@musaddiqmunirliman8267 Well he isn't wrong tho 🤷 He is the best perimeter defender, if not top 3.

​@@musaddiqmunirliman8267That's just confidence though. It's only arrogant it he doesn't have the ability to back it up and he does.

I would say him and simmons are at least in the same area.

@@marv_7530 ben is 6'10 tho, in terms of actual guards jrue is the best

@@marv_7530 Jrue has more technique in my opinion. Simmons is good at guarding 1 to 5 but Jrue is a notch better at perimeter defense. Simmons can be a bit too big to fight over screens, though he also does that very well. Jrue has the ideal size and quickness to deal with perimeter players. Whilst Simmons can hold down the post better. Another thing with Jrue is how he reaches for the steals while keeping his man contained without gambling. You can see on the clip when he guards steph in the corner, his pressure and quick feet makes him able to poke the ball without the risk of getting blown by because he slides his feet so well. His hands are so good at tracking the ball without getting called for fouls.

Klay when healthy

@@Ap1993 no way Jrue has way better instincts and is a lot quicker

Jrue

Jrue-ly Underrated Player

@@Otaku_Akuma never say that ever again.

@@landonr.536 😂😂

Rondo, Holiday, Davis, Cousins. Damn...

And Mirotic. Mah boi was cookin teams

@Fei Long they would've had no one to match Cousins also. KD was the one who killed them the most due to size. Davis could guard him but they didn't wanna risk their best scorer on foul trouble

Why doesn't that ever put him in a DPOY convo then?

@@myceliummyrrh112 cause it 99% of the time goes to big men who average the most blocks, you cant put a stat on what jrue does on the perimeter, so the next best thing is to give the award to the best paint defender in their eyes, so they do.

@@myceliummyrrh112 why you worried about an award in the participation trophy league. They gave it to gobert twice and he get smoked regularly

@@JubioHDX case in point, Rudy Gobert, then he got exposed by the Clippers

You will learn nothing from pat bev.

replace pat bev with jimmy and u good

*on ball defender

@@NahomeBruk your opinion is valid but I said what I said. 😁

True I never knew he was this good until he got traded to Milwaukee.